Knicks @ Miami: Feb 23 @ 7:00pm. ONE OF THE BIGGEST GAMES OF THIS REPLENISHED SEASON.

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View Poll Results: For a rep point, guess how many thefts Shump comes up with tonight.

Also: Knicks could win this game. Knicks are going to come out hungry I feel. Heat are bad at defending the 3-game, I expect to see some big shots from Novak and Jr Smith. Carmelo's gonna burst out this game I feel and let's watch Jeremy Lin in action. Gonna be an exciting game without question.

Also: Knicks could win this game. Knicks are going to come out hungry I feel. Heat are bad at defending the 3-game, I expect to see some big shots from Novak and Jr Smith. Carmelo's gonna burst out this game I feel and let's watch Jeremy Lin in action. Gonna be an exciting game without question.

I have to say, though, that not having Shumpert available is a huge disadvantage for us. Crazy as it is to say, missing our rookie might be the difference in this game. We can put Melo on Lebron because the former always elevates his game for the latter. But who's going to lock down Wade? As much as I love Fields we've all seen him being abused when playing defense against premier scorers. Maybe JR will bring the energy he's shown over the last several games and fill in. But damn if I won't miss Shump.

This team seems to do better against better teams and get lazy against weak teams. I would not be surprised to see a win tonight.

One thing I can guarantee: there will be many alley-oops on both sides of the court which should be exciting. (Jr Smith's alley-oop finishes last night were unreal...)

I think offense and rebounding are the keys to this game as we just don't have the capabilities to defend Wade and Lebron. If we can recover the rebounds and hit out shots though we can win this. On that note, I think Lin and Novak are the key offensive players this game. If Lin can distribute well and get easy dunks for everyone (I'm assuming our players are capable enough to finish), while Novak can hit from the perimeter, we have a real chance. Especially if Tyson can somewhat stop the easy alley-oops that Wade/Lebron have been perfecting this season.

Jefferies may actually be a key to this game. I can see him taking a few offensive fouls this game.

I really don't see what Amar'e can contribute. He's weaker defensively than Jefferies and he has been off on his jump shot. He's basically there to just dunk the ball from Lin assists. If Jefferies didn't miss so many layups he would be great to play on this team. I think it's a really tough call who you want on the court this game: Stat or Jeff.